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The Art of Trompe L’oeil Murals

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Manufacturer: North Light Books

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Trompe l'oeil murals can turn even the most drab room into a beautiful work of art as enchanting as it is convincing and realistic. Now readers can learn how to capture that magic with The Art of Trompe L'oeil Murals. The author - a master muralist - has decorated the homes of celebrities with his breathtakingly true-to-life paintings, but readers don't have to be rich or famous to benefit from his expertise. Step-by-step illustrations let readers watch as Lanthier's work comes alive, and will inspire them to create lush, highly sophisticated murals of their own using simple elements. Seeing is believing, and this is one book readers won't want to take their eyes off.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 751.73
EAN: 9781581805529
ISBN: 1581805527
Label: North Light Books
Manufacturer: North Light Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: 2004-12-01
Publisher: North Light Books
Studio: North Light Books


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• Revisiting the Painted House: More Than 100 New Designs for Mural and Trompe L'Oeil Decoration
• How to Start a Faux Painting or Mural Business: A Guide to Making Money in the Decorative Arts
• The Painted Ceiling: Over 100 Original Designs and Details
• Trompe L'Oeil Sky and Sea
• Marvelous Murals You Can Paint


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Not Impressed... -
I ordered this book, hoping to gain insight into the "art of trompe l' oeil" as suggested by the title. Instead I found myself bored with a book full of the same looking gaudy murals and images, with the same drab earthy palettes for each one. The "how to's" and I use that phrase lightly, are nearly nonexistence, except for the last 15 pages - which basically demonstrate the same faux stone relief technique, only using different motifs. I found this very useless! It almost feels as if the "how to's" were an after thought, or thrown in to fill the pages. Purchasing this book, with the understanding of it being a "how to", instructional guide to trompe l'oeil painting - I found it extremely dissapointing! Though the artist's work is OK, there was nothing new revealed here that isn't thoroughly covered in Grahm Rust's marvelous books, which I highly reccomend. Rust is an obvious matured muralist who graciously reveals his inspirations and knowledge on the subject with elegance.

Excellent -
I loved this book and although I would have liked more instruction on painting some of his illusions, I am quite happy with what the author did include. Great photos of his completed works.

Very inspiring -
I found this to be a wonderful book and will give it often as gifts.

Just Okay -
I mistakenly thought this was a Graham Rust book. I don't buy this type of book thinking I will be a grand muralist. I buy them for high-end decoupage images. I rip the book apart and use the images. This book did not meet my needs. I found the images bland. Again, I do not buy these books for the intended purpose so keep this in mind

Designer -
This is a very nice coffee table book, and for a beginning art novice there are some "secrets". But, for artist with general high school level education this is little more than a nice picture book.
There is no discounting Yves Lanthier's skill or excellent creative ability but the few tips he gives are not for creating the Trompe L'oeil ceilings he exhibits in the book. Rather he shows simple stone / marble technique, a basic wall effect and basic light shading in the last fifteen pages of the book.
This is not a book the speaks to basic line and eye illusion of ceiling depth which I was looking for.

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